Four men bailed after 'police chase' which started on the A3 near Guildford and ended on the M25 at Reigate

Police began to pursue the car on the A3 near Guildford (Image: Google Maps)

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Four men arrested following a near 30-mile "police chase" along the A3 and then the M25 motorway on Wednesday afternoon (December 9) have been bailed.

Officers from Surrey Police were called at around 12.15pm after reports of a Ford Fiesta being driven dangerously on the A3 at Petersfield in Hampshire.

Surrey Police's roads policing unit began tailing the vehicle near Guildford, said the force in a tweet, before eventually apprehending the suspects near junction 8 of the M25 for Reigate.

Four men were arrested and subsequently bailed until February 27, the force confirmed on Friday (December 11).

A 21-year-old man from south-east London was arrested on suspicion of dangerous driving, failing to stop following a road accident, possession with intent to supply Class-A drugs and money laundering.

A 21-year-old man from south London was arrested on suspicion of aggravated vehicle taking, possession with intent to supply Class-A drugs, property damage, failing to stop, dangerous driving and money laundering.

A 30-year-old man from south London was arrested on suspicion of aggravated vehicle taking, failing to stop, possession with intent to supply Class-A drugs, dangerous driving and money laundering.

A 41-year-old man from Hampshire was arrested on suspicion of aggravated vehicle taking, failing to stop, possession with intent to supply Class-A drugs, dangerous driving and assaulting a police officer.

A spokesman for Surrey Police said the car was pursued for around 15 minutes, starting on the A3, before it was stopped shortly before junction 8 of the M25.

One lane of the anticlockwise M25 was closed while the matter was dealt with.